News from November 2007
By Commerce News Now | Nov 13, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 13, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: President Bush, by vetoing the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill, will again be choosing to fund his failed policy in Iraq over the priorities of millions of American families. He is rejecting this bill because it includes $11.8 billion more for education, healthcare, and worker assistance and protections - at the same time that he is asking for $158 billion for the war in Iraq this year (or $433 million per day).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: PS/The National Park Service has issued an RFP (Request for Proposals) to solicit proposals from the private sector for long-term leases of three historic buildings in Hot Springs National Park--the Superior, Hale, and Maurice Bathhouses.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: A typical 1,000-head beef feedlot produces up to 280 tons of manure in just one week. That's a lot of manure-and for hundreds of U.S. cattle feedlots, disposal is an important management issue.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Join a Park Ranger on a hike to Whiskeytown Falls on Saturday Nov. 24, 2007 at 10:00 am. Visitors should meet at the James K. Carr Trailhead located 4 miles up Crystal Creek Road off of Highway 299 west. Parking is limited so consider carpooling. November is a wonderful time to hike in Whiskeytown.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3996, a responsible tax relief package to spare more than 23 million families from a tax increase this year under the alternative minimum tax (AMT). The House package provides AMT relief along with tax cuts to millions of additional...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking top officials for the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to respond to questions about their agencies’ oversight of the marketing of prescription drugs that have not been approved by the FDA and illegitimate billing of the Medicaid program for unapproved drugs.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Last week, Congress took bold action on behalf of American families by sending an appropriations bill to the President that has important new investments in the every day needs and hopes and dreams of the American people. It’s the bill that funds our investments in education, in health care and in American...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Cape Lookout National Seashore Superintendent Russ Wilson announces that the public is invited to comment on the Draft Commercial Services Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA) and Assessment of Effect for the national seashore. Public comment is encouraged and comments will be accepted until Dec. 14, 2007.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Is Whiskeytown Lake one of your favorite places to spend your free time? Do you enjoy sharing personal experiences and knowledge, learning new things, developing new friendships? Would you like a chance to serve your community and have fun at the same time? If so, we are offering you an opportunity to become a National Park Service Volunteer at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement at today’s committee hearing on the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Policy Issues Thirty Years Later:
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has issued the following statement in response to the news that Yahoo! Inc. has reached a settlement with the family of jailed Chinese journalist Shi Tao...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce has presented 33 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards-the two highest honors from the department. The individual awards, their recipients and citations describing the work for which the honors were bestowed are listed in the following pages. A cross-reference chart, listing awardees by county and city of residence, is found at the end of the release.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 13, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on a new Congressional Budget Office study of long-term health care costs in the U.S. The report, “The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending," is available at www.cbo.gov. It projects that health care costs could...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 12, 2007
News Release: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site seeks writers, composers, and visual and performing artists for the park’s 2008 Artist-in-Residence program. The Artist-in-Residence program is open to all professional American artists whose work can be inspired by the history and beauty of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The park offers two residencies each of two to four weeks from May 1 through October 31.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 11, 2007
News Release: National Park Service staff discovered thick oil globules on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore today. The oil was first spotted along RCA Beach in the southern portion of the National Seashore. The source of the oil appears to be from the Cosco Busan container ship which sideswiped the San...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 11, 2007
News Release: Decatur, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained an amended consent judgment and order requiring a Decatur, Illinois fiduciary of the Jan-San Supply Company 401(k) Plan to restore $47,293 to the plan as restitution for failure to forward contributions withheld from employees’ paychecks.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 11, 2007
News Release: Kick off the Holiday Season by Stepping Back into the Past.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Four members of the same family, who owned and operated a series of Miami Durable Medicare Equipment companies and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities have each been sentenced ...
